Our Mission
Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
Our Vision
All youth achieve their full potential.
Our People
We are headquartered in San Francisco, with local offices in Oakland, Milpitas, and American Canyon. In addition to maintaining the dedicated services of more than a thousand matches, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area employs over two dozen staff members who support matches in all nine counties.
Dawn Kruger
Chief Executive Officer
Email: dkruger@bbbsba.org | Phone: 415-503-3933
Dawn came to the CEO position at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area in 2015 with over 11 years of experience in increasingly senior roles within the agency.
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Prior to her appointment as CEO, Dawn served as the Vice President of Operations, overseeing all program functions throughout the five-county service region as well as providing operations leadership for facilities, finance, and human resources. She holds the BBBSBA mission very dear as she has also previously served as a Big Sister, and 15 years later remains connected to her Little Sister.
While she has over two decades of professional experience, Dawn’s passion for social justice began as an American expatriate growing up in Asia, where she witnessed the results of corruption and extreme poverty.
Dawn holds a Masters in International Relations from Stanford University and a BA in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego.
Devoted to serving her community, Dawn volunteers for the various activities that her children participate in. She lives with her husband and four children in Walnut Creek.
Elizabeth Garcia-Navarro
MATCH SUPPORT SPECIALIST (American Canyon)707-215-5017
Gina Rae Garibaldi
Program Supervisor (Oakland)510-828-4936
Marynoelyn Jacob
Program Supervisor (Milpitas)408-318-2333
Cristal Nuñez
Enrollment & Match Specialist (American Canyon)707-235-4848
Arthelle Porter Burns
Match Support Specialist (American Canyon)707-215-5015
Tania Rivera Calderón
Program Supervisor (North Bay)707-215-5016
Raven Sanchez
Program Supervisor (San Francisco)415-503-4351
Andrea Thornton
Program Partnership Coordinator415-323-4074
Gina Riddle
Enrollment & Match Specialist (San Francisco)415-503-4056
Nadia Rizk
Match Support Specialist (San Francisco)415-503-4053
Ginger Luna
Enrollment & Match Specialist (Oakland)510-414-9645
Board of Directors
Dicran Arnold, World Wide Technology
Lawrence Bancroft, Bivium Capital Partners
Andrew Barnette, East West Bank
Darren Buck, Jasper Hill Enterprises
Mike Campbell, BDO
John Castelly, Robinhood
Alex Coassin, PwC
Martha Ehmann Conte
Tom DeJonghe, Retired, Chevron Corporation
Nelson Duckett, Comcast
Christine Flores, Pinterest
Chris Fragakis, Wells Fargo Securities
Sarah Franklin, Salesforce
Curtis Gardner, ARA Newmark
Malcolm Goodwin
Jeremiah Gordon, Google Capital
Majd Khleif, Syserco, Inc.
Jay Kim, Major, Lindsey & Africa
Jeff Kragel, Berstein Global Wealth Management
Todd Lachman, Sovos Brands
Dianne Lamendola, Intel
Paul Owens, Reed & Greenough
Priya Rajan, Silicon Valley Bank
Lisa Schrumpf, SAP
Gina Sheibley, Salesforce
Lynda Simpson, UPS
Tanaz Sowdagar, Akamai Technologies
Charles Taylor
Kate To, Oracle
Aaron Vermut
Michelle Wellington, Quotient Technology Inc.
Dan Wire, FireEye Inc
Community Boards
Community Partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area provide the opportunity for employees or members of your organization to volunteer in the community. Our volunteer programs also build teamwork and employee engagement.
Community Boards strengthen ties in local areas and help raise funds and awareness through events that attract a diverse network throughout the Bay Area.
Join the fun, all while helping support mentoring for Bay Area kids!
Junior Board
The Junior Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area is a group of young Bay Area professionals dedicated to raising funds and awareness to support our mission. Members commit to meeting a committee fundraising goal, attending one meeting each month and participating in the planning and promotion of our signature events. Connect and stay up to date with the Junior Board via Facebook or email for more info about joining the board or the next event.
South Bay Advisory Council
The South Bay Advisory Council engages the Silicon Valley community, meeting monthly to organize activities for South Bay Littles and Bigs, bolstering recruiting efforts, and conducting fundraising events that provide vital support for our agency’s mission. Membership entails a one-year commitment to attend meetings and events. To get involved, contact Cristina Barron at cbarron@bbbsba.org
East Bay Advisory Council
This group of volunteers focuses on recruiting men of color so that we can better support the specific needs of our waiting Littles in the region. The Council helps to identify resources necessary to better serve the community, including securing meeting space, dedicated fundraising support, and frequent East Bay community feedback. To get involved, contact Cristina Barron at cbarron@bbbsba.org
Our History
For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes and monitors meaningful matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 – 18, in communities across the country to develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect.
Bay Area Wide
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area has been providing Bay Area kids with professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships since 1958, gradually growing to represent all of the Bay Area regions, at large.
With the first major Bay Area merger in 2006, three separate Big Brother Big Sister organizations — San Francisco & Peninsula, East Bay, and Santa Clara County — integrated into Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area to more efficiently serve the community and meet the increasing demand for services.
In 2017, we merged with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Bay, which had been serving children in Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano Counties since 1970, to further streamline resources. Effectively reaching the entire Greater Bay Area as a unified organization, we now serve children from nine counties in the Greater Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma.
Financial Statements
Your financial support helps kids to realize their potential, one relationship at a time.
The documents below provide detail of our carefully managed financial status. Every local Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with its own IRS Form 990 and audited financial statements.
Careers
Make a Big Difference in the Lives of Bay Area Kids
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area is an exciting, fast growing non-profit with heart-felt goals. We’re committed to building a great staff: we offer a good benefits, competitive wages, and of course, a job that matters.